Fire of the Clan

Chapter 2

It finally rained that morning. The whole camp would start to stir at this time, but a few warriors were getting up to prepare for there apprentices training. Firestar drowsily woke up from his deep slumber and looked out at the rain as it poured onto the

ground. Sandstorm walked right next to him. "What are we going to do about Riverclan"? She asked. "Something in my stomach tells me they'll be here, not for a friendly visit though" Firestar replied gloomily. From the corner of his eye, he saw that the

morning patrol returned. Cloudtail walked up to Firestar and Sandstorm drenched in rain. "No sign, of Riverclan. Not even a scent." Cloudtail reported. "What are they up too? Why are they not attacking the camp?" Firestar questioned. "Who knows, but for

one thing, we'll need to be ready when they do attack". Sandstorm said. Right after she said that a yowl came from the Nursery. Firestar, Sandstorm, and Cloudtail ran up to the nursery to see a Riverclan Apprentice hovering over Ferncloud. Sandstorm

unsheathed her claws and leaped onto the Riverclan cat. They both clawed and kicked up a cloud of dust. At about the same time another yowl was heard, this time it wasn't a Thunderclan cat. It was the Riverclan raiding party! All the Warriors and

Apprentices sprang from there dens and started defending the camp. Firestar ran into the middle of the fight. A Riverclan cat jumped onto Firestar's back and bit deep into his shoulder. Firestar clawed and kicked, trying to get his way out. But the harder he

tried, the deeper the cat bit. Suddenly the weight was lifted from Firestars back. He turned around to see Brambleclaw scratching the Riverclan cat's vulnerable belly. "Thanks". Firestar said. Everywhere, blood and dead bodies were seen scattered around

the camp. Firestar jumped onto an unexpecting cat and started clawing his back. The Riverclan Warrior yowled and kicked, trying to get Firestar off. Finally the cat gave up and slumped onto the ground. Firestar wondered if he was dead or if he just fainted.

But he had no time to check. The Riverclan were retreating. Firestar helped drive out the rest of the cats. Everywhere he looked he saw dead bodies soaking in pools of blood. Cinderpelt was working overtime with either hurt or dead cats. Greystripe

walked up to Firestar with a stern look on his face. "Not too bad for us. Riverclan lost a few cats and the rest fled. Cinderpelt ran past us but then stopped. "Firestar, I should put some cobwebs on that shoulder"! Cinderpelt said stressfully. "No, you need

to help everyone else first. The clan always comes first". Firestar said. As Firestar sat there looking up at Starclan he wondered to himself. "Did I do the right thing accusing Riverclan of something we might not know they did"?